US rank #1112 Girls' name Peak 2024 5,699 births

Chiara — #1112 US girls' name

5,699 babies named Chiara in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s141960s811970s2841980s4271990s8382000s17212010s13592020s975
#1112
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Chiara was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

219 babies were named Chiara in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chiara

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,699 babies named Chiara between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chiara currently holds the #1112 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 219 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chiara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,721 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Chiara shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 984 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Chiara in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chiara in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5,699 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chiara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,699

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2024

219 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,112

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chiara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
219
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Chiara by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,721 births that decade — 30% of Chiara's all-time total
1950s141960s811970s2841980s4271990s8382000s17212010s13592020s975

Chiara by state

Where Chiara concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Chiara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
984 17.3%
#2 New York
784 13.8%
#3 Florida
412 7.2%
#4 New Jersey
288 5.1%
#5 Texas
227 4.0%
#6 Massachusetts
176 3.1%
#7 Pennsylvania
149 2.6%
#8 Illinois
112 2.0%
California share of Chiara's total US births 17.3%
Even split

984 of 5,699 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Chiara appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chiara?
5,699 babies have been named Chiara since 1951. It currently ranks #1112 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 219 births.
When was Chiara most popular?
Chiara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,721 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Chiara most popular?
The top states for the name Chiara are California (984 births), New York (784 births), Florida (412 births).
How long has the name Chiara been used?
Chiara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chiara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chiquita, China, Chioma, Chimere, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.